Effect of different solid media and liquid media on growth, sporulation and biomass of Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher Hirapara Ishita M.*, Ghetiya L.V. Department of Entomology, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari-396 450, Gujarat, India *e-mail: patelishita1010@gmail.com
Online Published on 11 January, 2024. Abstract The experiment on the effect of different solid and liquid media on the growth, sporulation, and biomass of Hirsutella thompsonii was conducted at the Bio-control research laboratory, Department of Entomology, Navsari Agricultural University, Navasari, Gujarat, India during the year 2020-21. The result revealed that among the five solid media, Sabouraud dextrose agar + yeast medium supported higher radial growth, sporulation, and biomass (wet and dry) of H. thompsonii followed by Potato dextrose agar medium. Among the five liquid media tested for sporulation and biomass of H. thompsonii, the significantly highest sporulation, as well as wet and dry mycelial biomass, was observed in Sabaurad dextrose broth, whereas significantly lowest spore production and biomass (mycelial wet and dry weight) was recorded in Czapeks dox dextrose broth. Top Keywords Biomass, Growth, Hirsutella thompsonii, Liquid media, Solid media, Sporulation. Top |